Turkey has it all: beautiful cities, a glamorous Mediterranean coastline, ancient ruins, snow capped mountains, thick forests and wide reaching plains. Orhan Pamuk, Turkey’s greatest living writer celebrates the city of his dreams: Istanbul - a city of West in its head but East in its soul; a city of collective identities where Roman aqueducts, Ottoman mosques and Byzantine churches jostle for attention. Eastern Turkey is a wild and rugged region, less well trodden and ripe for adventure and exploration. The Anatolian Plateau is a landscape dominated by lakes and volcanoes, underground cities, snow peaked mountains, castles, palaces and astonishing archaeological sites.
“Life is beautiful if you are on the road to somewhere”
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When to go
April to June and September to November are the nicest months for Istanbul and western Turkey. Outside of these months Istanbul can be cold in the winter with plenty of rain through early Spring. Eastern Turkey is high and cooler all round. The best months to visit in the east are June to early October.
Type of Journey
Couples, honeymooners, families, small groups, solo travellers, walkers, bikers, horse riders, foodies, sailors, history, archaeology and architecture buffs. Combines well with Kurdistan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Hotels
You’re spoilt for choice with hotels in Turkey: from luxury 5*, chic, bolthole, boat and boutique, Turkey has it covered.
TURKISH EXPERIENCES
Explore some of the less popular sites in Istanbul including little gem museums such as the Pera Museum, and Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence.
Visit the remarkable site of Göbekli Tepe (Turkish for pot-bellied hill) in Southeastern Anatolia, home to the oldest known temples in the world pre-dating Stonehenge by 6000 years.
Walk through the beautiful high alpine meadows and forests of the Kackar Mountains staying in charming family run pensions en route.
